Honorable Mention All-American by Southeastern Recruiting Alliance at Sumter High School...Shrine Bowl participant...helped pave the way for a 2000-yard rusher his senior season...helped Sumter High to an 11-3 record and the state semi-finals as a senior...#2 offensive line prospect in South Carolina by SuperPrep...#9 player in South Carolina and All-State selection by High School Sports Report...three-time Offensive Player-of-the-Week by the Sumter Touchdown Club as a senior (unprecedented for a lineman in a season)...All-Area and All-Region selection as a senior...played on varsity for three years and started for two years...made great strides while attending Brad Scott's football camp before his senior season...coached by Tom Lewis at Sumter High School...wrestled for one season and advanced to the state finals in the heavyweight division...also lettered in basketball as a freshman and sophomore...from same high school as former Tiger All-America Terry Kinard...former Tigers Dexter Davis, Andy Ford, Peter Ford, Derrick Witherspoon, and Kelton Dunnican also attended Sumter High...excellent student with a 3.4 GPA entering his last semester...chose Clemson over South Carolina and Wake Forest...PERSONAL: Born Oct. 1, 1981.